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Chemistry Reference Data
Physical Constants and Conversion Factors

NAME SYMBOL VALUE (with units)
LENGTH
Meter m  
Nanometer nm 1 x 10-9 m
Angstrom Å 1 x 10-10 m
MASS (m)

Kilogram

kg

 

Atomic Mass Units

amu or µ

1.66 x 10-24 g

VOLUME (V)

Liter

L

 
  1 mL = 1 cm3
1dm3 = 1L
 
PRESSURE (P)

Standard Pressure

1 atm

1atm = 101.3kPa = 760. Torr = 760.mmHg = 14.7 lb./in2

TEMPERATURE (T)

Standard Temperature

C

32.0°F = 0.0°C = 273.15 K

ENERGY

Heat

q

1 cal = 4.184 J

1Cal = 4.184 kJ

Activation Energy

Ea

kJ/mol

Specific Heat of water (l)

Cp

4.18 J/g °C

Specific Heat of water (s)

CP

2.03 J/g °C

Specific Heat of water (g)

Cp

2.02 J/g °C

Heat of fusion of water

D Hfus

6.01 kJ/mol

334 J/g

Heat of vaporization of water

D Hvap

40.7 kJ/mol

2258 J/g

CONSTANTS

Speed of Light

c

3.00 x 108 m/sec

Avogadro’s Number

NA

6.022 x 1023 particles

Charge of an electron

e

1.60 x 10-19 C

Equilibrium constant

K

 

Rate constant

k

 

Reaction quotient

Q

 

Universal Gas Constant

R

0.08206 L atm/mol K

62.4 L mmHg/mol K

8.314 J/K mol

8.314 L kPa/mol K

1.99 cal/K mol

STANDARD UNITS
Symbol
Name
Quantity

m

meter

length

kg

kilogram

mass

Pa

pascal

pressure

K

Kelvin

temperature

mol

mole

amount of a substance

J

joule

energy, work, quantity of heat

s

second

time

C

coulomb

quantity of electricity

V

volt

electrical potential

L

liter

volume


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